{"id":39942,"date":"2020-05-29T10:41:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T17:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=39942"},"modified":"2020-05-29T10:41:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T17:41:55","slug":"open-thread-5-29-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/05\/29\/open-thread-5-29-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–5\/29\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a tired day, here in the CatBox.  It reached 92\u00b0 here yesterday.  While the A\/C kept it bearable, it was too muggy to facilitate sleeping well.  WWWendy, who thanks you all for your good wishes, left town this morning.  When I texted her, she had just passed Pendleton, so she probably is in Idaho by now.  Updating you on my medical mayhem, on Tuesday I have a video conference with Megan, my PCP.  My PET Scan is on Tuesday 6\/9, and my follow up with Evelyn, my Oncologist, is Tuesday 6\/16.  TGIF!<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s took me 4:30 (average 5:41).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Trump* Virus Update<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"0529TrumpVirusMap\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Cases: 1,771,614
Deaths: 103,417
Recovered: 499,109<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: Servers belonging to the social-media platform Twitter burst into flames on Thursday, after the company attempted to fact-check all of Donald Trump\u2019s tweets.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew that fact-checking Trump\u2019s tweets was going to put a strain on our system,\u201d Jack Dorsey, the C.E.O. of Twitter, said. \u201cWe had no idea that it would result in columns of fire shooting forty feet into the air.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reportedly, an explosion in the server fact-checking Trump\u2019s tweets about Joe Scarborough ignited a blaze that quickly spread to a server furiously vetting his tweets about Barack Obama.<\/font><\/p>\n

Dang Andy! Aren’t the folks that run the Twitter shitter bright enough to store all Trump’s* tweets on asbestos servers, only?  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: The Trump administration is preparing an executive order intended to curtail the legal protections that shield <\/font>social media<\/a><\/font> companies from liability for what gets posted on their platforms, two senior administration officials said early Thursday.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Such an order, which officials said was still being drafted and was subject to change, would make it easier for federal regulators to argue that companies like Facebook, Google, YouTube and Twitter are suppressing free speech when they move to suspend users or delete posts, among other examples.<\/p>\n

The move is almost certain to face a court challenge and is the latest salvo by President Trump in his repeated threats to crack down on online platforms. Twitter this week attached fact-checking notices<\/a> to two of the president\u2019s tweets after he made false claims about voter fraud, and Mr. Trump and his supporters have long accused social media companies of silencing conservative voices.<\/p>\n

The concept of free speech to the Republican Reich means Republicans are free to muzzle Democrats and stifle everything we say . Also, Republicans are free to lie continually with impunity and without oversight.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (Robert Reich Channel<\/a>): It\u2019s Time to Send Trump and McConnell Packing<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n